# mean vs mer

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### mean
*verb · IPA \ˈmin\ · frequency rank #29,857*
Signifier, vouloir dire.

### mer
*noun · IPA \mɛʁ\ · frequency rank #657*
Vaste étendue d’eau salée qui baigne les diverses parties de la terre.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/mean-vs-mer